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G griseus
Grampus Gram"pus, n.; pl. Grampuses. [Probably corrupted from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See Grand, and Fish. the animal.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii. 2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.]

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- S2CID 216922134. Perry, G.; Habani, R.; Mendelssohn, H. (1993). "The first captive reproduction of the Desert monitor Var**** griseus griseus at the Research...
- Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is a marine mammal and dolphin, the only species of the genus Grampus. Some of the most closely related species to these...
- geographical subspecies: Sciurus griseus griseus (central Washington to the western Sierra Nevada in central California); S. g. nigripes (from south of San...
- The short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), like its congener the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed s****bird in the...
- The common potoo, or poor-me-ones (Nyctibius griseus), or urutau is one of seven species of birds within the genus Nyctibius. It is notable for its large...
- (Vireo griseus) at Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge White-e**** vireo Vireo griseus bermudi**** in Bermuda White-e**** vireo (Vireo griseus bermudi****)...
- in thick bamboo forests. The eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus griseus), also known as the gray bamboo lemur, eastern gray bamboo lemur, or...
- Noah (1880). "Narwhal". An American Dictionary of the English Language. G. & C. Merriam. p. 854. Brodie, Paul (1984). Macdonald, D. (ed.). The Encyclopedia...
- Subgenus Psammosaurus: V. griseus, desert monitor V. g. griseus, desert monitor, grey monitor V. g. caspius, Caspian monitor V. g. koniecznyi, Indian desert...
- Common potoo or lesser potoo Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin, 1789) Two subspecies N. g. panamensis Ridgway, 1912 N. g. griseus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Caribbean plain...